DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Sees Large Volume Increase - What's Next?

Key Points

• Unusually-strong trading volume: About 325,909 shares traded mid-day (a 4% increase from the prior session) and the stock last traded at $51.71, up from a $50.56 close.
• Analyst ratings are mixed but lean positive: two Strong Buy, one Buy and six Hold give an average rating of "Moderate Buy", with recent moves including Barclays upgrading to Strong-Buy and Goldman Sachs downgrading to Hold.
• DHL missed EPS estimates ($1.05 vs. $1.15) but beat revenue expectations ($25.72B vs. $22.51B) for the quarter; the stock trades at a P/E of about 14.9 and has a market cap near $58 billion.

Shares of DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 325,909 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 4% from the previous session's volume of 312,841 shares.The stock last traded at $51.71 and had previously closed at $50.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on DHLGY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of DHL Group in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of DHL Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded shares of DHL Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Barclays upgraded DHL Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, DHL Group has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

DHL Group Stock Performance

The firm's 50-day moving average price is $55.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.66. The company has a market cap of $58.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.15 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $25.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.51 billion. DHL Group had a net margin of 4.24% and a return on equity of 15.88%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that DHL Group Sponsored ADR will post 3.01 EPS for the current year.

DHL Group Company Profile

DHL Group OTCMKTS: DHLGY is the international logistics and postal services business of Deutsche Post DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company operates a global network that serves corporate and individual customers with a range of logistics solutions spanning domestic and international mail and parcel services, express courier operations, freight forwarding, contract logistics and supply chain management. It offers services to e-commerce retailers, manufacturers, healthcare and automotive companies, among other industries.

Its principal operating activities are organized across distinct logistics businesses including express courier services for time‑sensitive international shipments, global forwarding and freight for air, ocean and road transport, contract logistics for warehousing and distribution, e‑commerce fulfillment solutions, and national postal and parcel operations in Germany.

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